Description
UNSOLVED MYSTERIES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR: DECISION AT DUNKIRK AND PHANTOM INVASION US
Product Details
- UPC: 5034504716377
- Artist: Pegasus Entertainment
- Genre: Special Interest
- Number of discs: 1
- Label: Pegasus Entertainment
- Release date: 2005
- Region: 0, PAL
Overview
"Unsolved Mysteries of the Second World War: Decision at Dunkirk and Phantom Invasion US" is a historical documentary that examines two of the war's most intriguing mysteries. The first part of the documentary looks at the dramatic escape of the British Army from the beaches of Dunkirk in 1940, despite Hitler's overwhelming forces. The second part explores Hitler's belief that the main Allied invasion of France would be launched against the Pas de Calais, leading him to fortify that section of the coast at the expense of other, more vulnerable areas.
The documentary features rare archive footage, informative graphics and maps, and expert commentary and analysis.
Scenes
- Decision at Dunkirk
- Phantom Invasion US
Interesting Facts
- The escape of the British Army from Dunkirk was one of the most dramatic and unexpected events of the Second World War, with over 338,000 soldiers rescued from the beaches.
- Hitler's decision to halt his tanks and allow the British to escape is still a subject of debate among historians, with many theories and conspiracy theories surrounding the event.
- Hitler's belief in the threat to the Pas de Calais led to the creation of the Atlantic Wall, a massive system of fortifications along the French coast.
From Backside:
DECISION AT DUNKIRK
In May 1940 the British Army in France was facing annihilation at the hands of powerful German armored formations. Yet, with such a resounding victory within his grasp Hitler uncharacteristically ordered his tanks to halt, enabling the British to make a dramatic escape from the beaches of Dunkirk. Why did Hitler ignore the advice of his tank commanders? Did he, as some suggest, actually want the British to escape?
THE PHANTOM INVASION
By June 1944 Adolf Hitler had become convinced that the main Allied invasion of France would be launched against the Pas de Calais, Hitler therefore ensured that this section of the French coastline had been fortified at the expense of other, more vulnerable areas along the same coast. Even when the Allied forces began to land on the Normandy beaches, filter still refused to succumb to what he believed to be an obvious and deliberate deception. while maintained the heavy defenses at the Pas de Calais, starving ills rules of much needed assistance where ins fortifications ware at their weakest and most vulnerable. Why did Hitler become so convinced of the threat to the Pas de Calais that he sacrificed the security of other possible coastal invasion sites? Was it because there were secret Allied plans for a subsequent attack in that area?
